Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Barbados
Barbados: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 74.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
74.1%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
60th
of 206 countries
All-time high
94.9%
in 2008
All-time low
71.5%
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados stood at 74.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados peaked at 94.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 60th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 82.6% | — |
| 1998 | 82.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 82.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.8% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 74.1% | +3.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 74.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 89% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 74.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.0%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5% | 82.4% | 82.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 77.8% | 94.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 77.1% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 71.5% | 74.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 57 Saudi Arabia 74.9% compare
- 58 Bahamas 74.9% compare
- 59 Antigua and Barbuda 74.4% compare
- 61 United States Virgin Islands 72.9% compare
- 62 Fiji 72.6% compare
- 63 China 72.6% compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Barbados was 74.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Barbados ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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